Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Columbus, OH

In Columbus, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $775.80 to $775.80, with a median of $775.80.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$775.80Nationwide Children's Hospital
Median$775.80half pay less
Highest$775.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.

median
Lowest $775.80Highest $55,316.58
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $775.80 $862.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) $39,342.66 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital one side New Albany, OH HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) $47,393.42 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) $52,606.44 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel Dublin one side Dublin, OH HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) $54,743.94 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) $55,316.58 Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $775.80, median $775.80, highest $775.80.

One side of the body : lowest $39,342.66, median $52,606.44, highest $55,316.58 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

What it is

During shoulder arthroscopy, the surgeon uses small cuts and a camera to shave bone from the underside of the acromion and may release a ligament, making more room for the rotator cuff tendons. This is called subacromial decompression. It is done for impingement or together with rotator cuff repair.

What the price covers

29826 is an add-on code that is always billed together with a main shoulder arthroscopy code, such as rotator cuff repair, so its price covers only the extra step. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and the main procedure are billed separately.